A Hezbollah commander claimed that about 2,000 of the group's fighters have entered the area around Aleppo in preparation for an attack; the Free Syrian Army estimated that 4,000 Hezbollah fighters were in the area. US Senator John McCain said Hezbollah fighters and Russian and Iranian weapons are turning the tide in favor of the Assad regime. An Al Nusrah Front suicide car bombing near a Damascus police station killed nine policemen. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported yesterday that "officers from North Korea are present with regular forces, and are aiding them with logistics and operational plans in Aleppo."
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